Friday, January 10, 2020

Good morning! Yeah, I promised BIG news today and I shall deliver. The Harris Chain of Lakes is getting another pontooner!

RanDawn bought a 2019 Quest 20’ pontoon boat ... and they couldn’t be any happier. Congratulations! It’s going to be named River Haven! Cool 😎 beaners! I suspect there’ll be some raft-up parties in our future!

This morning, Randy and Mark are taking our Dodge to Homosassa Springs to pick up River Haven and haul it home for Randy & Dawn. They won’t launch it today as Randy needs to buy a few necessities. (A boat hook would be a fine start!) 🤣 On Dawn‘s next day off, we’ll launch it for them! 

Crying over spent money 🤣

Captin Randy! 

Mark was home by 5ish and we ate leftovers and watched TV and enjoyed wine. Ta ta til tomorrow y’all. 

Thursday, January 9, 2020

Good afternoon. It’s been a busy day around here. Mark spent the afternoon helping Marky-Mark with the boat cradle, again. It’s turned out to be a bigger job than they thought. 🤨

Meanwhile, I worked on the boat seats, getting a coat of the stain blocker onto another four pieces. 

My assembly line ... ready for the taupe color paint tomorrow! This will take care of the captains seat, and the side seat where the dogs and I like to sit plus the two back seats. The next job will be the two large sofas on either side!

It was also baking day for the dogs. Today I made them a batch of beef and cheddar biscuits. The Melon  Baller worked perfectly for keeping the cookie size consistent. After that, I baked eight potatoes for them ... with olive oil and garlic.  That’ll keep them going for a couple of weeks!

There was a big kerfuffle in the neighborhood yesterday. Our neighbor Angie‘s dog was being walked by her brother Bill. Bill lost control and their dog Bella attacked Marky-Mark’s dog Brady. It was a very vicious attack and Brady suffered puncture wounds. He went to the vet today, but M should have gone to our emergency vet last night 🙄. Brady suffered very deep puncture wounds that were nearly life ending. The neighbor paid the vet bill, but it has us all worried as to what has happened to make Bella suddenly vicious. (A few weeks ago, Bella got out of Bill‘s control and tried to attack our dogs through our front screen. We were sitting there along with Lew and couldn’t believe what happened.) Marky-Mark is going to file a police report as we are sure something further is going to happen. Bill is not strong enough to walk that dog. They either need to get their yard fenced or a have dog trainer come in and work with them.

Tonight, I’m going with the girls to Yaya‘s at Carol‘s and Mark is going with Jim, Lew, Ken and Marky-Mark for pub grub. 👍🏻

We played a new game ... lots of fun. Dinner was chicken enchiladas with beans ‘n rice. 

It wasn’t easy to get everyone’s attention ... and Lynn walked into the picture just as the shutter clicked. 😳

Nancy, Rose, Carol, Trina & Suzanne

Mark enjoyed a cigar at Lew’s after dinner at Tillie’s and was home later than me! Unusual. 😜

Big surprise news in tomorrow’s blog. 😜

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Good afternoon. It’s a bright beautiful sunshiny day here, but a little bit cooler than usual. Mark is finding it perfect weather for helping Marky-Mark move a boat cradle from one boathouse to another. He’s been home a few times for other tools and supplies. I think it is quite a challenge. Someone, hee hee, needs to remember ... measure twice and cut once.

Meanwhile, I made a batch of peanut butter and oatmeal dog cookies for Robbie and Elise. They sure love them and the house smells yummy. Tomorrow, I will make them a batch of beef and cheddar cookies. I couldn’t do it today as I was out of beef broth. We’ll go shopping later today and pick some up. Meanwhile, I did laundry and began painting more boat seats. Let’s hope this works, as many hours are going into it.

tomorrow, I will make them a batch of beef and cheddar cookies. I couldn’t do it today as I was out of beef broth. We’ll go shopping later today and pick some up. Meanwhile, I did laundry and began painting more boat seats. Let’s hope this works, as many hours are going into it.

It’s date night but we will not be seeing Randy and Dawn as they are going out of town with Dan and Mary in the motorhome. It’s just for one night, but we hope they have good weather and lots of fun.

LaDonna called at 4 o’clock wondering if we would meet them at Stavros for dinner. That sounded perfect and so we did. Connor was our server and we had a few laughs. Afterward, Wayne & LaDonna came over for drinks and enjoyed a fire. 

Wayne and LaDonna left at 11, Mark went to bed and I enjoyed the last vestiges of the fire. Tata, it’s been a great day here in Central Florida. 🥰

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Good morning. We are up early and ready to take Robbie to Maitland to get his eye test done. He has had a recurring goop in his eye for a while, probably allergies, but best to have it checked.

Well ... we’re waiting while Robbie gets his left eye tear duct flushed. Poor guy. If that’s not blocked then it may be allergy or poor tear quality. 🤷‍♀️ $95 extra should give us a clue.  

Robbie’s eyes look good, left eye tear duct was partially plugged so doc flushed it out and we have anti-inflammatory drops to give him for 5 days. Hopefully that’s all he will need. $338 and a nice hour’s drive. 😍 Schweeeet. 💕🐾

On the way home, we stopped at ABC liquors for some cigars and champagne. Necessities we say. 

Back home Mark puttered about outside while I ‘fixed’ a nasty looking boat seat. That dang mildew was back so ... acrylic stain blocker and 2 coats of acrylic paint! Yeah, it’s flexible and doesn’t rub or flake off. Instead of white, it’s taupe! Take that mildew!!!

1 done ... many to go! 

Monday, January 6, 2020

Good morning. It’s a chilly start to our day with temperatures in the 50’s. However, the sun is out and it will be up into the 70s later today. Everyone slept well last night!

Mark’s first job of the day was to test our well water. Now, we have to run the bottles into the government lab near Randy & Dawn’s place. 

Our next task is to scrub and stain-block (acrylic paint) the captain’s seat. After that cures I’ll paint it with Behr Marquee acrylic. When I did the seats with craft acrylic paint, nothing flaked off and the seats remained flexible. Unfortunately, stains appeared through the vinyl! This is last chance for the boat seats ... so we’re changing the color as well. They were two-tone white and tan; now I’m painting them just tan! 

Mark and Lew began whittling away at our sad Sycamore tree. I’m trying not to think about losing it, but it’s inevitable. 😢 We’ve tried to save it ... but no luck. 

After a delish dinner of Omaha Chicken fried Steak, baked beans and Brussel sprouts we settled in to relax with a cheery fire! And Ancient Aliens is on Netflix. 👽

Tonight we ran outside to see the best night launch we’ve ever seen from our front door. 

It was amazing ... a nice clear night. 

Tomorrow, we have a busy day! Ta ta. 

Sunday, January 5, 2020

Hey there ... how’re your 2020 resolutions holding? Me, good ... 1500 calories a day and yes Rick M that does include wine 😜.

Mark, Bob, Lew and Benn went for the last day of deer hunting about 515 this morning. It was in the 40s, so they were bundled up! They saw a few ... Mark - 4, Lew - 2. They had a fun outing and were home about noon. 

The Scotties and I had a busy morning with laundry and tidying up the house. By the time Mark came home I was working on my art project and the kids were having a rawhide chew. 🥰

Tonight we’re meeting LaDonna, Wayne, Dawn and Randy for Mexican food tonight. (It’s Dawn’s favorite!)

Well we had a good dinner and lots of fun at Del Sol Mexico ... but I didn’t get a picture! Drat. So, this will have to be ...

Saturday, January 4, 2020

Good morning. We have rain in the forecast which will move through rather quickly with winds to 30 miles an hour. Mark has decided we will go shopping for a well pressure pump. Ours developed a leak last month and we have been nursing it through. Now, it’s time to get down to brass tacks and get the job done already. The plumber wanted $600 to do the job, so let’s see what we can save with Mark’s 🥰  multi-abilities. (He can build an elevator from scratch, so I’m sure a well pump won’t be an issue!) 😜

Sue and Wayne are out for breakfast with Mimi and Chiki at Galuppi’s! Nice treat for the wee-monkeys! 

Mimi sporting a new pink gingham ‘n lace halter ...

Very pretty indeed ... a real K dog now!

Mark heard the tornado siren and we gathered the kids and went into our safe(r) room. Actually the warning was due east of us on our NOAA weather app so we’re back to normal this rainy morning. The front is moving fast ... 

Robbie sporting a handlebar moustache for Mimi! 🥰

Mark researched tanks and we headed to Home Depot. Of course the one he picked wasn’t in stock; only available to order online. 😡 So ... an extra $120 and we’re home with a tank. Now comes the fun part. 

Haha!